NOVEMBER - FESTIVALS -FAIRS - FIESTAS and FERIAS IN SPAIN
Other than the principal national holidays, other regional ones can change from year to year.
CLICK HERE to download the full list ( in PDF Format ) of all the dates for the main National and Regional Public Holidays for 2012.
| Day |
Location |
Event |
| 1st |
National |
All Saints
Day - Traditionally its a day where flowers are laid on the graves of dead relatives. |
Please
CLICK HERE to download the full list ( in PDF Format ) of all the dates for the main National
and Regional Public Holidays for 2012.
All saints day : This national festival is a time for remembering the dead, and is apt for the time of year. It is autumn and when nature dies little by little and prepares for winter.
There are many traditions connected with this time of year including gastronomic ones which brings us to the festival of the La Castaņeda.
In times gone by "la castaņada" was celebrated after the family evening meal, the dinner would include roasting chestnuts and other goodies in an open hearth which where part of the ancient funeral meals.
Nowadays the first Castaņeros ( roasted chestnut sellers ) can be found on many street corners as the weather shows the first signs of the cold winter ahead.
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